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at
+ Your Party convenience.
Shave ye
(Signed) C. Hobb
&. C Paymaster
W.525.
Dr.
89
Colonial Secretary's Office
69.
Hong Kong 3rd August 1876
With reference to the Deputy Controller Paymaster's letter of the 29th ulto, I am instructed to send you the enclosed cheque for £..., being the amount of interest due by this Government for the half-year ending June last on that purchase money (£35000) of Crosby's store.
Shave to
(Signed) Cecil C. Smith
Colonial Secretary
Colonel Bassano CB
Assistant Colonial Secretary
(True Copy)
Mandria
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Colonial Secretary